Open AccessAcute Pulmonary Vein Isolation Is Achieved by a Combination of Reversible and Irreversible Atrial Injury After Catheter Ablation
Author(s) -
Aruna Arujuna,
Rashed Karim,
Dennis Caulfield,
Benjamin R. Knowles,
Kawal Rhode,
Tobias Schaeffter,
Bernet Kato,
Christopher A. Rinaldi,
Michael Cooklin,
Reza Razavi,
Mark O’Neill,
Jaswinder Gill
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation arrhythmia and electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.684
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1941-3149
pISSN - 1941-3084
DOI - 10.1161/circep.111.966523
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary vein , ablation , catheter ablation , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , isolation (microbiology) , catheter , surgery , bioinformatics , biology
Pulmonary vein reconnection after pulmonary vein isolation is common and is usually associated with recurrences of atrial fibrillation. We used cardiac magnetic resonance imaging after radiofrequency ablation to investigate the hypothesis that acute pulmonary vein isolation results from a combination of irreversible and reversible atrial injury.
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